Considering many of the events that have taken place within recent time, Lilith's Brood relates, at least a little, to many of the issues that we see today within our western culture, being that many people believe that the simple majority of people should determine how all people should govern. Another idea, one that is unrelated, that is touched upon is one of mingling with an alien race. Considering the amount of minds that are upon this planet, it is again no surprise that this concept has at least grazed our thoughts, especially today when ideas and information are so easily sharable.
Turning back to the detriments of majoritarian culture, I believe it is all too possible for it to lead to an incredible amount of chaos. Because a lot of the controversial issues that influence the laws created under this culture are heavily opinion based, or even religious within our culture, they have a huge possibility of simply being wrong, at least under the standard of human decency. The premise of the book, that being the idea of allowed human self-eradication to occur is the same as doing the murder yourself, is a bit far fetched to me. Because of this idea, the aliens within the book start a war that puts human against human, which is an odd way to prevent this "self-eradication." Personally, I believe that because the humans have nearly nothing to do with the aliens that caused them to turn against one another, they should have been left alone. Whether it be better done sooner or later, I believe the idea of letting some things solve themselves out, especially if the outcomes is completely unpredictable.
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